Fernando Aragon

Associate Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University @SFUEcon

[UCL Economics @EconUCL]

Congratulations to @ImranRasul3, Professor of Economics at @ucl
for being elected Co-President of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD).

To read more about this news, please click below.

➡️ https://t.co/vH6rrp8JGN

[Juan Jose Miranda @unicojm]

Importante reporte sobre cómo alinear el crecimiento del Perú con el cambio climático. Muchas oportunidades en el sexto forestal, energía y minería. @julierozenberg @BCeliku

[Juan Pablo Rud @juanpablorud]

La exposición a temperaturas extremas cambia el comportamiento de votantes y candidatos en areas rurales de India. Resumen del proyecto con @irmaclots en @nadaesgratis https://t.co/sWOjqnlvAJ

[Juan Pablo Rud @juanpablorud]

Come work with us!

[Gianmarco León-Ciliotta @Gianmarco_LeonC]

Fantastic resource for PhD students going on the market!! Everything I would have wanted to know when I was at that stage.
Thanks @KimFeCramer !

[Fernando Aragon @fernandomaragon]

Peru has an incompetent president and a discredited Congress from TheEconomist https://t.co/6a4Gf37WnO

[Jan Fransoo @proflog]

Today, we recognize with our graduate students that paper rejections are a normal part of #academic life. Our faculty compete for sharing the worst rejection experience. Our PhD students are the jury.

[VoxDev @vox_dev]

In today's episode of VoxDevTalks, Bridget Hoffman and @juanpablorud join us to discuss their work demonstrating the unequal effects of pollution on daily labour supply, using evidence from #Mexico.

Really interesting listen at the link below.

[The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace]

"You're a PhD student, what's that like?" https://t.co/ot3njbymQF

[John A. List @Econ_4_Everyone]

In academic refereeing, some view their job as destroyer, poking holes in the work wherever and whenever possible. Others view it as a moment to find ways to support/improve the scholarship.

I have found age to be the most important correlate to these different views.

[Fernando Aragon @fernandomaragon]

@JohnHolbein1 Excellent paper! I really like it!

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

"We demonstrate that the loss of the bison had immediate, negative consequences for the Native Americans who relied on them and ultimately resulted in a permanent reversal of fortunes." 1/N

[Konrad Burchardi @kbburchardi]

🚨CEPR/BREAD workshop in Development Economics, 14th/15th of October at @TheIFS. Please join us!

We received 247 submissions, including many fascinating papers. Only 17 of them could be included in the final program, but heck do they look interesting!

https://t.co/4Qz6vIYfZb

[Fernando Aragon @fernandomaragon]

@dsanchezp1826 @SFUEcon Welcome!

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Good news for parents across the country: Today, your Canada Child Benefit is going up! That means you’ll have more money – every month – to pay for the things your kids need. And we’ll keep working – every day – to make your life more affordable.

[NBER @nberpubs]

Changes in ownership of coffee mills in Rwanda do not improve performance unless the mills are acquired by foreign firms, which successfully implement management changes in key operational areas, from Rocco Macchiavello and Ameet Morjaria https://t.co/kLqyDm9IPV

[David Evans @DaveEvansPhD]

Real-life terrible comments from paper reviewers, and how to be better!

https://t.co/hw161FBd2N

by @TDeryugina

[SFU Economics @SFUEcon]

Congratulations to our undergraduate award winners—Jack Madison, Wenjing Fan, and Aaron Chen! Their outstanding academic performance has earned them top accolades from the department. Learn more about them at: https://t.co/vLz8ZBTZNc

[SFU Economics @SFUEcon]

Congratulations to professors Arthur Robson, David Freeman, and @KSchnepel who have been awarded @SSHRC_CRSH Insight Grants! Learn more about their research projects at: https://t.co/F1MYQHjWmW

@SFUResearch @SFUFASS